How can I make manual roofs easier?

[HomeLinda]

Hello, I spend HOURS trying all the different ways to get my roofs to draw "correctly" or at least how I think they should be drawn . I find floor plans extremely fun, but roofs are a huge struggle, with hours of frustration. I've watched several videos and walked through training guides. Does anyone have any wisdom they could share on manually creating decorative gable roofs, dormers, and maybe even a low-pitched roof with a curve on it over the doorway? The automatic roofs rarely look good so I have turned off the auto roofs in the defaults and must do everything manually. Screenshot for some examples of what I am trying to do - not exactly like this, but many of the elements such as the gable on the left side, the gabled dormers, the porch roof. I very much appreciate this forum! Thank you!!

 

[y-g-m-n]

first: curved roofs not exactly done in HD - only CA.

 

for roofs

make sure you have your defaults set to what you want.

Then go over each exterior walls to set how you want the roof to be over that wall - Gable or Hip etc.

Set slopes. -

Want two slopes - set those variables.

Make sure each room has proper settings for roof over or not.

 

Alot of that can be preset when you set defaults before making floor plan

 

Then I build roof... and if I find something not to my liking I will manually edit those roof planes.

[HomeLinda]

Ah, good to know CA for curved roofs, thanks

 

So if I set all the slopes and other variables, will those be considered as I am drawing the roof if I have Auto Rebuild Roofs turned off?

 

For example, I just tried using the Gable/Roof Line tool to try to build a gable in the middle portion of the front porch roof and it's not doing anything. I tried drawing along the wall edge and also along the existing roof edge. Nothing happened.

 

I suspect I am making this more difficult than it is and once I figure it out I will be fine, but sheesh it has been a long and windy road trying to become adept at roofs.

[HomeLinda]

Between this response and another response for someone else who was having crazy roof gable issues, I think I have figured it out ---- thank you!!

[y-g-m-n]

best advice I received a long time ago when I was given new software.

 

PLAY WITH IT .... eventually you will figure it out and use the help button...